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The following is a list of the 21 largest civil settlements, reached between the United States Department of Justice and pharmaceutical companies from 2001 to 2017, ordered by the size of the total civil settlement. Some of these matters also resolved criminal fines and penalties, listed in parentheses, but these amounts are not considered when ...
The following are settlements reached with US authorities against pharmaceutical companies to resolve allegations of "off-label" promotion of drugs. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, it is illegal for pharmaceutical companies to promote their products for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and corporations that market drugs for off-label indications may ...
cigarette company advertising class action led by plaintiff's attorney Stephen Tillery resulted in $10.1 billion judgement [1] Madison County, Illinois: 2003/2006 Ritalin class action lawsuits: promoting disorder ADHD to increase drug profits: Robbins v. Lower Merion School District
The FTC sued UnitedHealth Group's Optum unit, CVS Caremark and Cigna's Express Scripts for allegedly steering diabetes patients towards higher priced insulin.
AstraZeneca’s Farxiga drug, which treats chronic kidney disease, heart failure and Type 2 diabetes, was among the 10 medications selected last year for the initial round of price negotiations ...
The following is a list of the 20 largest settlements reached between the United States Department of Justice and pharmaceutical companies from 2001 to 2013, ordered by the size of the total settlement. The settlement amount includes both the civil (False Claims Act) settlement and criminal fine.
Metformin was approved in Canada in 1972, [6] but did not receive approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for type 2 diabetes until 1994. [169] Produced under license by Bristol-Myers Squibb , Glucophage was the first branded formulation of metformin to be marketed in the U.S., beginning on 3 March 1995. [ 170 ]
The type 2 diabetes drug metformin helped slow aging across multiple organs, including the brain, kidneys, and the skin, a study in cynomolgus monkeys has shows. Common diabetes drug may help slow ...